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Voldemort's age

Just as a matter of curiousity, how old was Voldemort when he died and what year was he born? My estimate is 71: he was 16 when Myrtle died, fifty years before the Chamber was reopened, so that's 66. Now he was killed five years later, making him 71, but I could be wrong.

Also, by chance, does anyone know how old Dumbledore is? My guess is around 90-120, mostly based on the year he defeated Grindelwald

According to an interview with Jo, Dumbledore is 150. Here's the question ans answer:

Question: How old is old in the wizarding world, and how old are Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall?
J.K. Rowling responds: Dumbledore is a hundred and fifty, and Professor McGonagall is a sprightly seventy. Wizards have a much longer life expectancy than Muggles. (Harry hasn't found out about that yet.)

Birthdate: 1881 (JKR), probably in July or August. This date supersedes Jo's statement in 2001 that Dumbledore was "about 150 years old" (Blue Nose Day) and fits better with the dates that appear in Book 7. Regarding his month of birth, Rita says that Dumbledore was “nearing” his 18th birthday when he left Hogwarts in June, but was still 17 when he met Grindelwald (DH18). Basically, at some point during Grindelwald’s stay at Godric’s Hollow Dumbledore turned 18, so the month of his birth appears to be July or August.

The thing is, we know Rowling confused dates and ages. She herself says she's not very good in Maths. And considering she even had a member of the Black Family become father at 13 (!) proves as much to me. Also, there's a lot of information given out in interviews that contradict the books or information from other interviews.

I personally trust the online lexicon and it has not yet failed me concerning such information.